The Warmers
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The Warmers were a post-hardcore band based in Washington, D.C.
that recorded and performed from July 1994 through December 1997. A trio act that featured Alec MacKaye
(guitar and vocals), Juan Luis Carrera
(bass and vocals), and Amy Farina
(drums), The Warmers released two recordings through the D.C. based record label Dischord Records
. Their self titled album The Warmers, released in February 1996, saw some success on college radio charts and remains a hidden treasure for fans of indie-rock and the D.C. Punk music scene. A second album entitled Wanted: More was released posthumously in May 2004 and features six songs recorded in December 1996. Their song "Poked It With A Stick", originally from their album The Warmers, is featured on the three-CD compilation album 20 Years of Dischord.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
that recorded and performed from July 1994 through December 1997. A trio act that featured Alec MacKaye
Alec MacKaye
Alec MacKaye is an American singer and musician best known as a member of the Washington, DC Hardcore bands Untouchables, The Faith, and Ignition. In the mid-1990s Alec joined the band The Warmers as a vocalist and guitarist. Their album 14 Songs was released in 1996 by Dischord Records. The...
(guitar and vocals), Juan Luis Carrera
Juan Luis Carrera
Juan Luis Carrera is a musician and recording engineer based in Washington, D.C. As a musician, Carrera was the bassist for the Dischord Records band The Warmers and has also played with bands like Lungfish, Lois, Junk Man Ran, and The Junction....
(bass and vocals), and Amy Farina
Amy Farina
Amy Farina is a musician living in Washington, D.C. She currently plays drums and sings in The Evens with Ian MacKaye. Previously she has played in The Warmers, Mister Candy Eater, Ted Leo & the Pharmacists and with Lois Maffeo. She and MacKaye welcomed their first child, Carmine Francis Farina...
(drums), The Warmers released two recordings through the D.C. based record label Dischord Records
Dischord Records
Dischord Records is a Washington, D.C.-based independent record label specializing in the independent punk music of the D.C.-area music scene. The label is co-owned by Ian MacKaye and Jeff Nelson, who founded Dischord in 1980 to release Minor Disturbance by The Teen Idles...
. Their self titled album The Warmers, released in February 1996, saw some success on college radio charts and remains a hidden treasure for fans of indie-rock and the D.C. Punk music scene. A second album entitled Wanted: More was released posthumously in May 2004 and features six songs recorded in December 1996. Their song "Poked It With A Stick", originally from their album The Warmers, is featured on the three-CD compilation album 20 Years of Dischord.